People are so dumb sometimes... +bubb to wolfie - This is a ONLINE beta. UC2's online wasnt as pretty as its single player. Expect the next 5 months of polish to really make UC3 single player (which we havent seen much of yet) to really be a step up.

They also forget that naughty dog is not only improving graphics, textures, animations, and all of the above that NAUGHTY DOG always do - They are also adding 3D and split screen to the game. So people saying the PS3 is showing its age need to step into reality. Sure, there is better hardware available, but for its age - the PS3 is still impressing me.

There's a spot on The Village (multiplayer map) next to a sniper tower where the ground leads downhill to the beginning spawn point (heroes side, I believe). If you look at the rocky puddle of water nearby, it looks extremely impressive for five-year-old tech.

Is anyone else having problems connecting to players after the 1.02 patch? After this it seems like it takes forever to find a game, even though it said to have fixed that problem...to me looks worser i been searching throughout the day can't seem to find a game anymore...

No dude you are right. The only game i have ever seen that really went through a lot of change was killzone 2. I remember when i first got to play it, it was really washed out looking with some textures completely missing in action. O and mgs4, i actually got to play the older build of the game before they went through and switched the lighter, and added better motion blur. Sadly, those are the only two games i can think of. I got in to the uncharted 2 beta, the first one they gave out. Sorry to say that beta looked just like the final game. Just like this beta will.

I am just saying we should wait to compare to full versions of the game to get a more accurate picture... The reality is sequel games that use the same game engine just tweaked look almost the same as the previous... Its simply because its the same game engine.

Not too bothered with the comparison, but from my time with the beta, I hope the visuals improve quite a bit. It's not likely, beta is usually pretty close to retail, but right now, dont find the betas visuals 'that' special.

Un2 at this moment in time is more visually striking. Better looking environments so far - better weather effects, more water, more colours. I played Un2 and then Un3 in succession and 2 was far more interesting.

Also on a side note i think they should incorporate a monsters mode survival in the multiplayer where they send the cursed spaniards in Un1 and blue protectors in Un2 at you. It'll be a whole different experience and one that could fit into the lore.

Can't reasonably expect any phenomenal leaps in graphics at this late stage of console life to be honest, though I must say Crysis 2 was a pleasant surprise. There are some previews of other upcoming games that seem to push the graphical barriers too, so you never know.

Those that are expecting this game to have a major overhaul like UC to UC2 will be disappointed. There will be improvements, but nothing like Uncharted AT's graphical leap from Uncharted DF. Even if it looks exactly the same, which it does, it's still better looking than everything else on consoles.

if beta vs retail ..is unfair..i think gears3 will be the best graphics monster on console seen what it is on the beta..:) ...if this dont work and this "beta" comparation for u dont work...well it mean that...uc2 and uc3 ..r very similar :) if not the same :) and gears is just a little better than gears2

anyway ill play more with uc3 than gears too many nice fps this year...